1043-3155 Pediatr Neurol Briefs pedneurbriefs Pediatr Neurol Briefs Pediatric Neurology Briefs Pediatr Neurol Briefs 2166-6482 1043-3155 2166-3155 Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers Chicago, IL, USA PNB-3-80-b 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-3-10-11 Learning and Behavior Disorders Neurology Pediatrics Nervous System Diseases Child Development Brain Diseases Neurosurgery Child Infant School Breakfast Program and School Performance http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0173-7931 Millichap J. Gordon MD 1 2 * Division of Neurology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Correspondence: Dr. J. Gordon Millichap, E-mail: jgmillichap@northwestern.edu 10 1989 01 08 2016 3 10 80 80 Copyright: © 1989 The Author(s) 1989 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. School Breakfast Program and school performance

The effects of participation in the school breakfast program by low income children on academic achievement and rates of absence and tardiness are reported from the Department of Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA.

 Breakfast Program Standardized Achievement Test Tardiness

The effects of participation in the school breakfast program by low income children on academic achievement and rates of absence and tardiness are reported from the Department of Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA. The results in children grades 3-6 in the Lawrence, Mass, public schools were compared with those children who also qualified but did not participate in the breakfast program. Participation in the program had a significant association with improvement in standardized achievement test scores and the rates of absence and tardiness. [1]

COMMENT. Further study of this question is indicated, using prospective control designs as well as data regarding protein, fat and carbohydrate content of the meals. Conners has reported beneficial effects on behavior and learning of a sugar load following a protein breakfast whereas adverse effects were noted with sugar alone. (Personal communication).

 Meyers AF Sampson AE Weitzman M Rogers BL Kayne H School Breakfast Program and school performance Am J Dis Child 1989 Oct 143 10 1234 9 2801668 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220142035